Director, Clinical Scientist - Oncology Studies

Summit-Therapeutics; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 192,000 - 239,000; Full time

Job summary

Summit Therapeutics Inc. in the United States is seeking a Director, Clinical Scientist to lead study design and execution in hematology/oncology.

You will collaborate with clinical operations, translational science, and CRO partners to shape clinical plans, author regulatory documents, and ensure timely delivery and interpretation of data. This role emphasizes enrollment strategy, investigator relationships, and leadership across programs such as Harmoni trials.

Qualifications

• MS (or equivalent) required; PhD, PharmD, or MD preferred.
• Minimum of 5+ years overall related experience with PhD or like degree; Minimum of 2+ years’ experience in conducting / supporting oncology/hematology clinical studies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Expertise in interpreting immunology/immuno-oncology translational data in addition to clinical data

Responsibilities

• Leads/Contributes to study design and amendments in collaboration with internal and external scientific stakeholders
• Collaborates with MD, regulatory and other internal partners/stakeholders with authoring and submission of protocols, protocol amendments, regulatory filings, and other regulatory documentation
• Collaborates with clinical operations, data management and CRO to develop and implement the overall data quality plan and leads internal medical data review and safety trend analysis on one or more studies/programs
• Point-of-contact for clinical inquiries from CRO medical monitor and other stakeholders
• Develops and provides input for clinical presentation slides and other materials for internal/external meetings and/or ongoing communications
• Partners with clinical operations and CRO in developing and maintaining study start up documents/resources (e.g., ICF, Lab Manual, EDC, Safety monitoring Plan, etc.)
• Participates in safety meetings and tracks, analyzes, and reviews documentation for any potential safety events
• Leads/Contributes to the development and implementation of communications strategies to support existing and concluded studies
• Writes and/or reviews abstracts, posters, content for scientific meetings, conferences, other events and presentations, and other publicly distributed materials and coordinates further reviews with internal partners and stakeholders
• Coordinates submissions to scientific meetings and/or other appropriate venues or groups
• Writes clinical science sections of meeting packages and assists in the development and review of other clinical documentation required for regulatory submissions and other regulatory processes
• All other duties as assigned

Skills

MS (or equivalent)

PhD/PharmD/MD preferred

5+ years experience

2+ years oncology/hematology

Strong communication

Immunology/IO translational data

Education

MS (or equivalent)

PhD/PharmD/MD preferred

Job description

Summit Therapeutics Inc. in the United States is seeking a Director, Clinical Scientist to lead study design and execution in hematology/oncology.

You will collaborate with clinical operations, translational science, and CRO partners to shape clinical plans, author regulatory documents, and ensure timely delivery and interpretation of data. This role emphasizes enrollment strategy, investigator relationships, and leadership across programs such as Harmoni trials.